Archived Marriage Records
Cecil Ray McMannus
Date of Death: 2002-04-21
Service Information
Location: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
Date: 2002-04-25 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Cecil Ray McMannus, 53, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Sunday, April 21, 2002 at Providence Medical Center. Graveside Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 25, at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens 94th and State Ave. Kansas City, KS. Friends may call 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102. Cecil was born October 4, 1948, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa and was raised on the family farm in Vincent, Iowa. He moved to Kansas City in 1966 and has worked for Liberty Fruit Company as a Quality Control Inspector for 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lyall McMannus. He is survived by his wife, June McMannus, of the home, 3 sons, Cecil Alvis and Scott McMannus, both of KCK, O'Ryann McMannus, KC, MO, 3 brothers, Wayne, James, and Kevin McMannus, all of Vincent, IA, and 3 grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Harry C. Gow
Date of Death: 2002-04-20
Service Information
Location: Bristol Hill United Methodist Church
Date: 2002-04-23 Time: 2:00 PM
Obituary
Harry C. Gow, 68, Kansas City, MO, died Saturday, April 20, 2002 at St. Luke's Hospital-North. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at Bristol Hills United Methodist Church, 4826 County Line Rd. Kansas City, KS Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Noel Cemetery, Noel, MO. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., K.C.KS. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Church or the American Heart Association. Harry was born August 26, 1933, in Liberty, MO and was a lifetime area resident. He had been a chef for Meadowbrook Country Club, Lake Quivira Country Club, the cafeteria at the Federal Building and retired in 1996 as the chef for the Priest's at Rockhurst College. He was a member of Bristol Hill United Methodist Church and was a Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his wife of 47 yrs, Evelynn Gow, of the home, 2 sons& their wives, Harvey "Bud" & Dianna Gow, Noel, MO, Scott & Theresa Gow, K.C.MO, 2 brothers, Bill Gow, Boliver, MO, Joe Gow, Boulder, NV, sister, Billie Klempnauer, Drexel, MO, 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Dorsey Clinton Willis
Date of Death: 2002-04-19
Service Information
Location: Wyandotte County Christian Church
Date: 2002-04-24 Time: 5:00 PM
Obituary
Dorsey Clinton Willis, 99, Basehor, KS, died Friday, April 19, 2002 at the Leavenworth Homestead Assisted Living Residence. Memorial Services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Wyandotte County Christian Church, 13700 Leavenworth Rd. Kansas City, KS. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Servia, IN. The family suggests memorial contributions to Leavenworth Homestead Assisted Living Residence, Wyandotte County Christian Church or Southern Care Hospice of Lawrence, KS. Clinton was born June 27, 1902, in West Fork, IN, the son of William Gaston & Maggie Doolittle Willis, and was reared in the Methodist Church. He had lived most of his life in South Bend, IN and Plymouth, IN before moving to Basehor in 1998. He had been a chemist for the Studebaker Automobile Co for 30 yrs and then a chemistry teacher at the Indiana University Extension in South Bend, retiring in 1970. He was a graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He was married
to Ruth Clark on June 16, 1929, and she preceded him in death in 1998. He is survivied by 2 daughters, Alma Louise Dreiner, Ocala, FL, Mary Ellen Rich, Basehor, KS, 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Anna M. Haldeman
Date of Death: 2002-04-15
Service Information
Location: Porter Funeral Home
Date: 2002-04-18 Time: 10:30 AM
Obituary
Anna Martha Haldeman, 86, of Kansas City, KS, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at the Presbyterian Manor. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 18, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS. Burial will be at 3:00 P.M., Thursday, in Mt. Hope cemetery in Hiawatha, KS. Friends may call 9:30 am- 10:30 am Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Grandview Baptist Church, 2400 Grandview, Kansas City, KS 66102 or International Essential Tremor Foundation 7046 West 105th, O.P. KS 66212. Mrs. Haldeman was born August 1, 1915, in Hiawatha, KS and had resided in the Kansas City area since 1946. She was a former member of the Calvary Baptist Church and its Doris Spencer Missionary Circle. She is currently a member of Grandview Baptist Church. She worked for 29 years in various departments of the Business Mens Assurance before retiring in 1975. MRS. Haldeman is survived by her husband of 64 years, Glen Norman Haldeman, of the home, daughter Gloria Ann Roy and husband Jim, Overland Park, KS, 2 grandsons Steve G. Cowart and wife Cyndi, Olathe, KS, Mark A. Roy and wife Cathy, Kansas City North, MO, 5 great granddaughters Shelby, Chloe, Haylee, Allie, Samantha, brother Edgar H. Armstrong, Auburn, CA, sister Edith Berling, Spring Valley, CA, nephew Brian Berling and wife Sue, great neice, Nicole, great nephew, Michael all of San Diego, CA, plus many extended family and friends. She was dearly loved by her family and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Vera R. Barckley
Date of Death: 2002-04-11
Service Information
Location: Porter Funeral Home
Date: 2002-04-15 Time: 2:00 PM
Obituary
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Ernestine R. Hargis
Date of Death: 12-28-2001
Service Information
Location: Christ the King Catholic Church
Date: 01-03-2002 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Ernestine R. Hargis, 80, of Kansas City, KS, died Friday, December 28, 2001 at the Providence Medical Center. The funeral liturgy will be 10:00 a.m Thursday, January 3, 2002 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 3024 N. 53rd Kansas City, KS 66104. Burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 2nd at the Porter funeral home, 1835 Minn. Ave., KCKs. where a Rosary service will be held at 7:00pm. Memorial contributions are suggested to Catholic Charities. Ernestine was born May 28, 1921, in Kansas City, KS. where she was a lifelong resident of the city. She was a charter member of Christ the King Catholic Church; the Sunflower Doll club; the Strawberry Junction China Club; and the Moose Club. Ernestine is survived by her husband of 55 years, Harry F. Hargis, of the home; her daughter Karen A. Steffens and her husband, Mel, of Overland Park, KS: son, Dennis M. Hargis, Kansas City, KS, brother, James J. Bunce, Edgerton KS., nephews Bob Fryatt, and Gene Fryatt; and 4 grandchildren, Deloris Reed, Michelle Steffens, Tommy Hargis, and Bobby Hargis. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Eugene E. Hill
Date of Death: 12-30-2001
Service Information
Location: Porter Funeral Home
Date: 01-03-2001 Time: 1:00 PM
Obituary
Eugene E. "Gene" Hill, 82, of Kansas City, Kansas, died Sunday, December 30, 2001 at the Providence Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 3, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave. KCKs. Burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church 5010 Parallel Pkwy., Kansas City, KS. 66104. Gene was born July 18, 1919, in Kansas City, KS. where he was a lifelong resident of the city. Gene led the country music group "Gene Hill and the Westernaires" as its singer, and entertainer from the 1940's to 1980's. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the Musician's Union. Gene was preceded in death by 10 brothers and sisters. Gene is survived by his wife of 62 years, Edith Hill, of the home; son Gene Hill, Jr. and his wife, Ellen, KCKS; 2 grandsons, Eric Kyle Hill and wife, Rachele, Lawrence, KS; Casey Elliot Hill, and wife, Katy, of Detroit, MI. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Nona Beth Willey
Date of Death: 01-03-2002
Service Information
Location: Stony Point Christian Church
Date: 01-07-2002 Time: 10:00 AM
Obituary
Beth Willey, 80, of Kansas City, KS, died Thursday, January 3, 2002 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 7, at the Stony Point Christian Church. Friends may call 4-6:00 P.M. Sunday at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY 9201 WARD PARKWAY, SUITE 300, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 and/or please share a memory of her life with her famliy. Beth was born October 5, 1921, in Muncie, KS and had been a lifetime resident of Kansas City, KS . She was a Elementary Teacher for the Kansas City, KS School District for 30 years retiring in 1982. She was a member of Stony Point Christian Church, Friends of Grinter and the Kansas City Kansas Community College Fitness Club. She is survived by a son Roger N. Willey, Kansas City, KS, daughter Pamela S. Ruder, Liberty Township, OH, Brother Curtis Kirby, Bonner Springs, KS, 4 grandchildren Jeremy Willey, Jason Willey, Joshua Willey, Kara Ruder, 2 great grandchildren Gaige & Montana Cochran. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
Mary Jane Dubowsky
Date of Death: 01-04-2002
Service Information
Location: Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, MO
Date: 01-07-2002 Time: 11:00 AM
Obituary
Mary Jane Baker Garrison Dubowsky, 89, of Gladstone, Missouri, died Friday, January 4, 2002 at Ashton Court in Liberty, MO. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 7, at St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, January 6th at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY, 9201 WARD PARKWAY, SUITE 300, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64114; or to THE AMERICAN HEART ASSN. 6800 W. 93RD OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS 66212. Mrs. Dubowsky was born June 27, 1912 near Sparks, Kansas and had lived in St. Joseph, MO. for many years, and Kansas Ciity, Kansas the past 40 years. She was currently living with her daughter, Gloria. Mary Jane had been with Providence Medical Center for 15 years and retired as the supervising housekeeper in 1977. She attended Donnelly College. She was a member of Oakland Park Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Maggie Vanderslice Baker; husbands, Walter Garrison, and Harry Dubowsky; 2 sisters, Mamie Baker, and Gladys Jennings; brother, Robert Baker; 2 sons, Sonny and Charles Garrison; 2 daughters, Mary Wilson, and Clara Longwell; 2 step-daughters, Erma Stutes, and Laverne Sully; granddaughter, Loretta King; and great-grandson, Richard Garrison. Survivors include her 6 children, Susan Mitchell, of Atlantic, Iowa, Charlene Keck, Cosby, MO., Bill Garrison, Amazonia, MO., Gloria Davenport, Gladstone, MO., Paul Garrison, St. Joseph, MO., Joe Garrison, Amazonia, MO., 23 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren, 27 great great grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home 1835 Minnesota Ave. Kansas City, KS)
